Food

Camus is a new French / Algerian restaurant on the Westgarth strip of High St in Northcote near Merricote, Bar Nonna, Curry Cafe and so on in the building that was Bar Nancy. It has been open about a month. Learning about the food of North Africa is a passion of mine, from cooking from Claudia Roden’s Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon to being a repeat visitor to the Moroccan Soup Kitchen in North Fitzroy.…

It’s taken me a long time to find the enthusiasm to eat at Transformer. As an omnivore I eat many things and tend not to think a lot about it, apart from pursuing variety and meeting my vegetable quotient. But I have also been curious and the good reviews have won me over despite the website not containing the menu.…

The themed street food casual restaurant is difficult to get right. Simplify or modify the food too much and it looks bland and manufactured. Modernise and glamourise the interior design, compared to the scruffy or shabby interior the original food was served in a generation before, and you make it look even more inauthentic.…

While working in Footscray was interesting, I prefer the inner north and to be working and lunching in Carlton again is a pleasure. On day 1 I felt drawn to an old favourite – Nasi Lemak House – for one of my favourite dishes – nasi lemak with beef rendang.…

My annual summer visits to Perth to spend time over Christmas with family give me an opportunity to reflect on how the city has changed in the time since I left nearly 15 years ago. I get the impression that it has hit a level of confidence and style that is genuinely impressive.…

My couple of months working in Footscray is soon to end, and perhaps my best lunch was at Viet Kitchen, where the omelette is huge and full of pork and prawns, and the jasmine tea is hot and strong. Top marks to them.…

Son in Law Thai restaurant has been open on Johnston St in Collingwood for more than a year, in the space that was previously the lovely Bayte. Thai in the area is mixed. Mamanee is excellent and has survived, whereas I also liked Yim Yam but it did not last.…

It’s hard having favourites in Fitzroy, where there are so many places to try and it’s tempting to always try something new, but if you do you find your self neglecting places that you want to return to. Grub on Moor St is such a favourite, and I’ve been a couple of times recently and love the outdoor area in spring.…

I recently lunched with a friend at a place of their recommendation – Little Henri on High St Thornbury. My visits further northside have been sporadic of late and I was not aware of it, and it was a pleasing surprise.…

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